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i agree with that. >> everybody in america is going to have to register. you're calling on associations to cancel fly-in days because they will be a considered a lobbyists, but they are not professional lobby is. >> i think the task force addresses this particular point. >> it still retains a monetary threshold, so it doesn't catch people who are not paid to come in with a certain amount of money, but corporations, trade associations, and most lobbying firms that do retain or work don't keep hourly -- i'm i practiced law for 20 years. you're right. every law firm, we keep either six or 15 minutes worth of time that the lawyer spends including lobbying, who, how, and when, but we've tried time reporting. i see a few colleagues smiling who are in the audience, for the american bar association, and, you know, it's just, it really does add a great deal of time, and it's often unclear to us. i mean, we know who we are talking to, but the issues are often sort of welded into the work we do is preparatory, involves relationship building which isn't an official as
i agree with that. >> everybody in america is going to have to register. you're calling on associations to cancel fly-in days because they will be a considered a lobbyists, but they are not professional lobby is. >> i think the task force addresses this particular point. >> it still retains a monetary threshold, so it doesn't catch people who are not paid to come in with a certain amount of money, but corporations, trade associations, and most lobbying firms that do retain or...
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time i wanted in there and put my name on it, and i felt like, you know, afterall, it was a time in america's history where the american people should understand what's going on in the house and senate. you can argue whether or not it's a good idea, but i think it was the right thing to do. i never liked secret holes. i like holes, but not secret holes. i tried several times to try to get a grip or secret holings. all remember now the hole is a huge problem for the leader in both parts because you have these secret holes coming down out of the rafters and stopping a bill, and quite often majority leader would be trying to move the bill, and then not only were they secrets, they got what i hated the most, rolling holes which is one side determining which senator was holding it, and i went to talk to him or her, and he said, oh, no, no, i'm not holding it, and then, boom, another hole dropped on it. i felt there needed to be reform there. there's no question that the difficulty in getting people to accept nominations to executive positions and difficulty you go through and the confirmation, len
time i wanted in there and put my name on it, and i felt like, you know, afterall, it was a time in america's history where the american people should understand what's going on in the house and senate. you can argue whether or not it's a good idea, but i think it was the right thing to do. i never liked secret holes. i like holes, but not secret holes. i tried several times to try to get a grip or secret holings. all remember now the hole is a huge problem for the leader in both parts because...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea and it has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we should set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these marriage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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does this america look like? and i believe the best country is to create prosperity through a system that allows individuals to work and agree and create jobs. at home. a lot of system that's full of government spending, government waste, government bureaucracy, government taxation, government regulation. i don't think that's the america we want to build. and so the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that's just not going to fix the problem. and i believe we can get there as long as we work together. >> we are out of time. i know you've already returned to your alma mater to talk to students there about life in washington. can you give our c-span viewers here who watch the congress your overriding impression of what it's like to be in the house after your first two months here? >> guest: well, it's -- it's an amazing experience. the problems that we're facing are very challenging. but we have a new group of folks that are very optimistic. like i said t
does this america look like? and i believe the best country is to create prosperity through a system that allows individuals to work and agree and create jobs. at home. a lot of system that's full of government spending, government waste, government bureaucracy, government taxation, government regulation. i don't think that's the america we want to build. and so the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that's just not going to fix the...
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that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming months to meet this challenge and to renew our commitment to our children and their future by building the education system they desperately need and deserve. thank you so much. i'm now happy to take your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. thanks again for being with us as ranking member said for the fourth time. thanks again for your willingness to work with us in a bipartisan way. and thanks for your testimony. i was pleased to see in your budget elimination of some 13 programs. that's sort of a baby step in the right directi
that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming...
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we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we will seek testimony from private secretary witnesses from the united states security programs and policies and their relationship to the fourth amendment of the constitution. the united states continues to face serious threats from al qaeda and other terrorist groups since line 11 terse six-point to the american airport security checkpoints and by all accounts will continue to try to do so. december 22nd, 20018 her service ordered a flight from paris to miami where he attempted to detonate explosives active issues. if not for the efforts of passengers
we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we...
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that's -- that's the america we love. but i don't think nancy pelosi or anybody else in this house of representatives ought to be telling us what kind of light bulbs we have to have. it doesn't make sense. it's not fair to you. you are a person of independent will. you are granted liberty and freedom by your constitution -- by the constitution of the united states and those are just recording god-given rights and privileges and i don't see why we think we are the center of the universe for knowledge in this house to come up and tell you what kind of light bulbs you can have. or what kind of energy that you can consume. unless it comes out to be against the national interest, and i would argue right now with all the alternative energy, we haven't got anything to replace what we're using right now yet, keep working on it, then let us make the choice, let the american citizens make the choice as to what they want to do. i think that's good free dm. that's good liberty. that's what we are all about in this country. that's why
that's -- that's the america we love. but i don't think nancy pelosi or anybody else in this house of representatives ought to be telling us what kind of light bulbs we have to have. it doesn't make sense. it's not fair to you. you are a person of independent will. you are granted liberty and freedom by your constitution -- by the constitution of the united states and those are just recording god-given rights and privileges and i don't see why we think we are the center of the universe for...